For the first time since the end of 2007, BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has lost its lead in U.S. smartphone sales. The culprit? Google’s Android mobile operating system, according to the latest report by the NPD Group research firm.…
In May, we reported that Google’s Android platform outsold Apple’s iPhone in the first quarter of 2010, based on a report by the research firm NPD Group. Now the Nielsen Company is reporting that Android has once again outsold the …
Computer maker Lenovo is planning for an Android tablet it’s calling “LePad” to compete with the iPad, and to match its recently released “LePhone” Android smartphone in China. The company is aiming to release the device by the end of …
Despite being the first wireless carrier to offer a 4G wireless network — which promises speeds ten times that of 3G — Sprint is finding that increased shortages of its flagship Evo 4G Android smartphone may be hindering its plans …
It seems like enlisting the help of authorities may be the new modus operandi for device manufacturers when their prototypes get leaked to gadget blogs. In a story that’s reminiscent of the recent lost iPhone fiasco, Nokia announced today that …
Microsoft’s youth-centered Kin smartphone line is dead, according to reports from several sites this afternoon. Slow sales, and increasing competition from much more capable Android phones and the iPhone 4, likely led to the decision.
A Microsoft representative wouldn’t comment …
When last we reported on Samsung’s Galaxy S, we didn’t yet know that Samsung was actually planning to release an entire line of Galaxy S phones across major U.S. carriers. At a launch event in New York last night, the …
Months before it was officially announced, the iPhone 4 was already the talk of the technology world — although not in the way Apple would have liked. Thanks to the gadget blog Gizmodo — who purchased a lost iPhone 4 …
Over the past few years, the growth of mobile platforms has emerged as the most innovative and exciting technology trend in some time. Before the launch of the iPhone, Microsoft was suffering through the tepid launch of Windows Vista, and …
After last week’s sighting of a Dell configuration for Google’s Chrome OS, we expected some word from Dell on where it stands with netbook or tablet devices running the Web-centric operating system. Now it seems that the company is indeed …
AT&T is about to make it more difficult for new iPhone users to break their contracts. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the carrier will be raising its early termination fee (ETF) for smartphones and 3G netbooks from $175 …
Smartphones by Blackberry-maker Research in Motion and Apple continue to gain global market share against all other cell phone types, according to a recent report by market research firm iSuppli. RIM and Apple claimed the fifth and sixth spots in …
Smartphones based on Google’s Android mobile operating system have outsold Apple’s iPhone in the U.S. during the first quarter of 2010, according to a report by research firm The NPD Group. The data places Android, with 28 percent of the …
Verizon users been waiting patiently for Google’s Nexus One smartphone since it announced the device in January. At the time, it said the phone would be headed to Verizon stores sometime in spring. But now it looks like Verizon may …
